Does the Renault Grand Scenic fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Renault Grand Scenic records 10.11 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.88 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.23, 95% interval +0.69 to +1.77). It ranks 188 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Grand Scenic is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 621 times in 2019–2024.

Renault Grand Scenic: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	621	4.66
A tyre seriously damaged	390	2.93
A tyre cords visible or damaged	214	1.61
Tyre obviously under inflated	30	0.23

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,315 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Renault Grand Scenic gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

10.0% of Renault Grand Scenic MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,278 miles later (3,173 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,173 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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